> Seth,
>> I understand your position but I have a custom install of perl (a
> couple of perl modules are hard to get as rpms) and it is maddening to
> regularly have rpm installs fail because of perl dependencies . .
>
use perl-specfile or cpanflute and make them into rpms that do the right
thing. it's a lot less work and you don't have to refer to two
databases (rpm and cpan) to know what you have installed.
-sv